mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
large quantity; large amount
cable; wire rope; cableway
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
everywhere; all over; throughout
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
Goryeo (dynasty of Korea; 918-1392 CE); Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty)
divine sword (one of the three sacred treasures)
power; authority; influence
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass
the head; the foremost; beginning; the very front
groundless rumor; groundless rumour
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
no matter how much time passes
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
neighborhood; neighbourhood; street; block; town
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
way; method; means; (technical) specification
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
charming; bewitching; coquettish
elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
inscrutable; incomprehensible
still (continuing); as ever; further